Garment.



I 870,967. PATENTED NOV. 12, 1907.

E. E. JENNE.

GARMENT.

APPLICATION TILED MAR. 26, 190

WITNEQS'SES INVENTOR M I ELME .E" JENNE 615 31 M0 JYTTowA/Ew.

ELMER ELLSWORTI'I JENNE, OF ILION, NEW YORK.

GAR JE NT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 153, 1997.

Application filed March 26. 1904.. Serial Ito 200.125,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELMER ELLSWORTH JEN'NE, o. citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Ilion, in the county of Herkimer and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in (law mcnts,of which the following is a specification, reference being had thereinto the accompanying drawing.

My invention. relates to an improved garment, and I declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, concise and exact description thereofsufliciont to enable one skilled in the art to make and use the some,reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which like lettersand numerals refer to like parts throughout.

In the present instance I illustrate my invention by a. sweater ofordinary make in general particulars, although it will be understoodthat it can be applied to a variety of garments.

My invention is suggested by the inconvenience of a. garrnent which issuitable for outdoor wear and which is also to be worn indoors, and myinvention is suited for varied use of a garment by permitting easyremoval of a. part and also the adjustment of that part accordin'g tocircumstances. v In the drawings Figure 1 is a front view of thesweater. Fig. 2 is a. view of the collar portion showing the reverseside, and Fig. Sis a. front view of the sweater with the collar inposition, one end inserted within the sweater and the other endextended.

Referring to the drawin s more particularly A rep resents the body ofthe sweater with sleeves B. It is also provided with n neck opening 0which is shown somewhat larger than usual in orderto permit the gmmentto be easily drawn on without stretching the lubric at the neck openingwhich in a sweater of the ordinary neck opening is 25. disadvantage andtends to stretch the fabric out of proper fitting on the wearer. Theneck opening 0 may be'given suitable size and shape according to thewear for which the garment is intended and so as to enable ittobcreadily drawn on. This form permits. the use of the garment which isnot too warm for indoors and obviates the discomfort of the tightnndhigh neck portion thereon. and as already shown obviates the unduestretching of the fabric. In order that the same garment may be used outof doors I provide separable independent neck portion shown by l). Whilethe body of the sweater or garment may have a given style of figure orcolor the neck portion may be made differently so as to give a dressychart to the gun ment. And this also permits a. change of the neckportion from one style to another, and the ready replacing of a partmore apt to become soiled. In the rear of the I noel: opening and on thebook of the awe? to" I provide a, socket of a welt known catch, us shownat E, and on the collar portion I provide corresponding hood E to fitinto the socket, E. This style of connecting means is laniiliar and neednot be further described. I do not limit myself to this particular styleof such connecting ZEN-M18, but indicate one which is suitable for thepurpose. When the wearer desires tol put the collar in place the head Eis titted into the socket E which brings the collar within the neckopening and the ends of the collar are then put in the neck opening isindicate. with oiic end of tho collur in Fig. It will be noticed thatthe hood E is not in the middle line of the collar, but to one sidewhich permits the wearer to put the collar on so that it will come up agreater or less distance.

The collar is of such width that by reversing it it may be made toextend it greater or less dis .iice upthe be.

It permits also it grout variation in the position which the ends may begiven when on. o in front. In Fig. 3 I shoy r, by dotted lines, what is;meant, where the collar is brought up to protect the throat morecomillustrated I show u garment buying the protection of a 1 sweater andwhich obviates undue stretching and the well known inconvenience and d'oznfort oi the high, thick and close neck portion. til it is not neededfor protection, and in all of whi -i the garment 11 not be removed inodaptin it nged conditions.

tioii wliut I claim 23 new Potent is:

Having described my i: and desire to secure by L- .lfA garment oi thesweater type having 0. V- oped noel; opening and provided with neckportion attaching means at the roar of the lie-* opening and at theinner incl: of the sweater brick, in (:0 oinutlori with a removablereversible neck portion consisting; of an elongated florid ndnpied toflt within the sweater and extend up through said nook opening aroundthe neck of the wearer, the free ends of sold hand lapping over thechest closing said ueelc oponini; and extending below the some whom thesweater, said band at about the center of its length and to one side ofthe center of the width thereof being provided with means to cooperatewith said attaching means of the sweater whereby said band can bereversed and attached at the ba'cl; to vary the distance the baudextends up around. the neck.

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2. A swcniei. in combination with a removable reversible neck portioncomposed 01' an elongated hand fitted within the s enter and extendingup through the neck opening thereof around the neck 0f the wearer andhaving its free ends hipped within the sweatci' beneath the front orchest poi-lion thereof, said band at the intoi'niediatc poi"- tipu ofits length pi'm'idcd with attlwhing moans removahly secmiug' said bandlo the front face of the sweaici' back, said hand provided with meansfor removably securin" said overlapping ends together. substantially as(le- 10 SC mad and shown.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signl'tm'e in presence of two witnesses.

ELMER ELLSWORTH .TENNE.

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